The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for right shoulder muscular strain and cervical spine degenerative disc and joint disease, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary for additional medical examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's conditions and address any associated impairment of function.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder muscular strain, cervical spine degenerative disc and joint disease with spinal stenosis and foraminal stenosis, C4-5 disc protrusion, status post C4-7 fusion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001824
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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